The name "Waco" may be familiar to most folks because of the tragic Branch Davidian siege in 1993. But according to [@fodors](https://flipboard.com/@fodors ), it's now rebranded itself as a "trad wife-meets-Evangelical-Disneyland-mecca with the help of HGTV’s Chip and Joanna Gaines." Here's a look at the Texas town's history, and why it seems to cultivate cults.
https://flip.it/c388nt
#Texas #History #Travel histodons group (npub1uc0…cpgf) #Cults #Waco
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